Years of environmental concern on our beach particularly blowing sand.
You drop the water table and our relic beach gets dryer meaning more lost sand.
This request denies those facts.
Please explain why permission to do this would ever be granted?
A dewatering permit for the CCV absolutely should not be granted. The entire development has been a disaster. The map with the application isn't correct. It's not in the correct location or the correct size.
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It is very concerning to me that this would be considered unless there had been an impact assessment made over a historical period and a predictive study to understand what the future impact would be, not on the water but the beach itself.
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I have some big concerns about this project.
1.How can the Proponent submit a Permit to Take Water without the Town having completed their approval of site plan servicing agreement or all required reports?
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My main concern about this proposal is the location. First, the site plan submitted with this application is for the original location. As of November 2021 the whole development moved to a new location about 200 or 300 feet to the east.
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I want the Ministry to know :
1-that this commercial/retail development was the only submission in March 2019 in response to an RFP to develop a site in the North-East corner of the main beach in Port Elgin
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I am concerned about the impact of this proposal on the lake levels, the water quality of this important lake, the impact on the surrounding properties (settlement?) and the potential impact on the non renewable relic sand in the development area.
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I am unable to see any of the supporting information and details via the links provided.
I was trying to find the date at which they intend to start the dewatering. If you have that I would appreciate it.
I am highly concerned about the proposal to dewater the sandy beach area for construction purposes. This would be so much water to pump out of the ground consistently. I can’t see how this is ecologically sound. Where would the water go?!
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I have concerns about the permit to dewater the area identified on the Port Elgin main beach. If it is necessary to remove such a large amount of water, it stands to reason that this land is not suitable for building on!
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Where is all this water going to go?
Is this a sign that the building site is too wet to support construction?
Why is building allowed where the water table is so high to require dewatering?
I do not support this application to take excessive amounts of water for the construction on the building at 122 Elgin Street Port Elgin. It is incredible the township entertains this type of development and may permit this type of variance.
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Seven bore holes were mapped by Hydrogeology Consulting Services...the report was submitted on March 3, 2021, a year ago. The site location was changed on November 22, 2021. Attached is the most accurate comparison map completed on March 4, 2022.
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This plan is very environmentally risky and very ill advised. If you need to spend 3 YEARs removing ground water to make building on the site viable then it is a bad idea. As well, it will impact other buildings in the area and thus could incur unknown costs.
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Are you aware that Port Elgin is home to a fish hatchery?
And that many years ago the town used used oil to lay the dust on the beach where the dewatering will take place.
What will this do to our fish if contaminated water is pumped into the lake at this site?
This is a huge mistake. The Ministry of Natural Resources assisted in getting a stop work order for raking in Sauble Beach because of the plover a protected species. Port Elgin has advertised the plover nests on their beach .. How they protected the nests with a fence.
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I am very concerned about the impact this will have on Lake Huron and any surrounding streams, including any possible under ground ones. There is in my opinion to much risk to the environment and surrounding dwellings that currently exist for this to be approved.
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Please investigate this project THOROUGHLY!
This CCV project will devastate the main beach in Port Elgin.
This is far too large of a project for a small beautiful natural beach. Very frightening if this project goes forward.
Thank you
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